I Suggested to NBA EXCO that National Election should be for President and General Secretary Only Since the President often complain of National Officers Logistics Expenses – NBA Publicity Secretary

The Publicity of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Habeeb Akorede Lawal Esq has revealed that he suggested that NBA leadership’s elections be done only for the NBA President and the General Secretary since the NBA President always complain of the logistics expenses the Association incurs as a result of other National officer’s functions.

The NBA Publicity Secretary stated this while clearing his name from an accusation made by the NBA President that all National officers agreed to share the Association’s money in a meeting Chaired the NBA 1st Vice President.

SEE EXCERPT BELOW

Allegation of attempts to share N50,000,000.00 Donation:

The NBA President also stated at the AGM that National Officers at a meeting [while he was away from the meeting] agreed and informed him upon his return of their suggestion to share a certain Fifty Million Naira (N50,000,000.00) donation for the NEC Meeting held in Kebbi. The said National Officers’ meeting held on 15/8/2023. Every other person was physically present at the meeting, except me, as I was constrained to join virtually. However, due to the fallibility of network, I was not available and present all through the meeting.

I therefore wish to categorically state that I was not present at the material time that the said suggestion was allegedly made. My only participation at the meeting in the President’s absence was to clarify to the Assistant General Secretary (who took minutes) my suggestion at an earlier meeting that election of National Officers should probably be limited to only the offices of the President and General Secretary, since the President would often complain of the expenses the NBA incurs on logistics for National Officers and some National Officers would also complain of not being carried along in the administration.

I only got wind of facts relating to the sharing of the Fifty Million Naira (N50,000,000.00) donation when the President mentioned upon his return to the meeting (and I rejoined the meeting virtually) that he would not be sharing the Fifty Million Naira (N50,000,000.00) with and amongst National Officers. For emphasis, I never requested or suggested at any time that any amount belonging to the NBA be shared amongst its officers. I have no reason to do this. The minutes of this meeting is a verifiable evidence of this fact.